Blanks and methods for forming a shelf-ready display container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9938040-B2
Application number	US-201615073169-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2016
Priority date	Mar 17, 2016
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

A blank of sheet material for forming a container includes a front panel, a top panel, a rear panel, and a bottom panel coupled together in series by a plurality of generally parallel fold lines. The blank also includes a pair of front side panels extending from opposing side edges of the front panel, a pair of top side panels coupled to opposing side edges of the top panel, and a pair of bottom side panels coupled to opposing side edges of the bottom panel. A side tab extends from each bottom side panel along a tab perforation line. Each side tab is configured to couple to one of the front side panels in a face-to-face relationship. A face of each of the top panel, the bottom panel, the pair of top side panels, and the pair of bottom side panels is devoid of perforation lines extending therethrough.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A blank for forming a container convertible from a shipping configuration to a display configuration, the blank comprising:
a front panel, a top panel, a rear panel, and a bottom panel coupled together in series by a plurality of generally parallel fold lines;
a pair of front side panels extending from opposing side edges of said front panel;
a pair of top side panels coupled to opposing side edges of said top panel; and
a pair of bottom side panels coupled to opposing side edges of said bottom panel, wherein a respective side tab extends directly from each said bottom side panel along a respective tab perforation line, each said side tab is configured to couple to one of said front side panels in a face-to-face relationship when the container is formed, and wherein a face of each of said top panel, said bottom panel, said pair of top side panels, and said pair of bottom side panels is devoid of perforation lines extending therethrough; and
further comprising a pair of rear side panels extending from opposing edges of said rear panel;
wherein a line of weakness extends through said rear panel and said pair of rear side panels, and wherein said front panel, said top panel, said pair of front side panels, and said pair of top side panels are configured to be secured to said bottom panel and said pair of bottom side panels solely along said line of weakness and said tab perforation lines when the container is formed.

2. The blank in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a retaining panel coupled in series to said bottom panel, said retaining panel configured to align with said front panel in a substantially co-planar relationship when the container is formed.

3. The blank in accordance with claim 1 , wherein each said side tab extends from a notch defined in said respective bottom side panel.

4. The blank in accordance with claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of front side panels is configured to couple to one of said pair of top side panels and to one of said pair of side tabs at respective first glue regions, and each of said pair of rear side panels is configured to couple to one of said pair of bottom side panels and to one of said pair of top side panels at respective second glue regions, when the container is formed.

5. The blank in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:
a pair of top corner panels, each of said top corner panels extending between said top panel and one of said top side panels; and
a pair of bottom corner panels, each of said bottom corner panels extending between said bottom panel and one of said bottom side panels, each of said corner panels configured to form a respective corner wall of the container when the container is formed.

6. The blank in accordance with claim 5 , wherein:
each said corner panel extends between a respective pair of free edges,
said rear panel comprises a mitered edge at each of four corners of said rear panel, and
one of said pair of free edges of each said corner panel is configured to align with a respective one of said mitered edges of said rear panel when the container is formed.

7. A container convertible from a shipping configuration to a display configuration, said container formed from a blank, said container comprising:
opposing front and rear walls, and opposing top and bottom walls perpendicular to said opposing front and rear walls; and
a pair of opposing side walls orthogonal to said front and rear walls and said top and bottom walls, each of said side walls comprising a front side panel emanating from said front wall, a top side panel emanating at least indirectly from said top wall, a bottom side panel emanating at least indirectly from said bottom wall, and a side tab emanating directly from said bottom side panel along a tab perforation line, said side tab coupled in a face-to-face relationship with said front side panel, wherein a face of each of said top wall, said bottom wall, said top side panels, and said bottom side panels is devoid of perforation lines extending therethrough;
wherein each said side wall further comprises a rear side panel emanating from said rear wall;
wherein a line of weakness extends through said rear wall and said rear side panel of each said side wall, wherein said front wall comprises a front panel emanating from said top wall, and wherein said front panel, said top wall, said front side panel of each said side wall, and said top side panel of each said side wall are secured to said bottom wall, and said bottom side panel of each said side wall solely along said line of weakness and said tab perforation line of each said side wall.

8. The container in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said front wall comprises a front panel emanating from said top wall and a retaining panel emanating from said bottom wall, said retaining panel aligned with said front panel in a substantially co-planar relationship.

9. The container in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said side tab extends from a notch defined in said bottom side panel.

10. The container in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said front side panel is coupled to said top side panel and to said side tab at respective first glue regions, and said rear side panel is coupled to said bottom side panel and to said top side panel at respective second glue regions.

11. The container in accordance with claim 7 , further comprising:
a pair of top corner walls, each of said top corner walls extending between said top wall and one of said side walls; and
a pair of bottom corner walls, each of said bottom corner walls extending between said bottom wall and one of said side walls.

12. The container in accordance with claim 11 , wherein:
each said corner wall comprises a corner panel that extends between a respective pair of free edges,
said rear wall comprises a mitered edge at each of four corners of said rear wall, and
one of said pair of free edges of each said corner panel is aligned with a respective one of said mitered edges of said rear wall.

Assignees

• Westrock Shared Services Llc

Inventors

• Buscema Craig W

Classifications

• B31B1/26

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B31B2201/6091

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B31B2203/10

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65D5/02

  by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body (specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections B65D5/36) · CPC title

• B65D5/4608

  Handgrip holes · CPC title